"All About New York: An Intimate Guide" 1931 JAMES, Rian
$500
JAMES, Rian
[316] pp.
The John Day Company
1931
7 3/4" x 5 1/2"
Decorations by Jay
w/ 33 1/2" x 9 1/2" 6-fold map laid-in at rear
Entertaining and amusing, this guide takes the traveler on a fascinating journey through New York. Blending humor with precision, the author delivers a highly reliable reference book that skims New York borough by borough, street by street, listing all its great features and things to see. All the necessities of a travel guide are covered up to transportation, with lists of steamship lines, railroads and buses. The key attractions that make up New York, as well as the lesser known, including museums, restaurants, monuments, parks, are not forgotten, providing the reader with an endless source of inspiration for lengthy vacations or a single day in the Big Apple. Rian James (1899-1953) was an American screenwriter and author who wrote for 39 films between 1932 and 1947. He was multi-talented, also being a foreign correspondent, parachute jumper, stunt man, airmail pilot, Air Force lieutenant, vaudeville actor, writer, director and producer. From about 1928 to 1935 he was a columnist covering arts and entertainment for the Brooklyn Eagle. Ogden Nash (1902-1971) was an American poet. He was known for his light verse, writing over 500 pieces in that style, as well as for co-writing the pop standard "Speak Low". He was declared the US' most famous humorous poet, for his unconventional rhyming schemes. Features monochrome orange and B&W illustrations by Jay. Includes a foreword by Ogden Nash